Maurice Cann

Maurice Cann
Cann after winning the 1937 Senior Manx Grand Prix
Nationality	British
Born	(1911-03-23)23 March 1911
Died	12 February 1989 (aged 77)
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1949 - 1953 First race 1949 Ulster Grand Prix Last race 1953 Isle of Man TT First win 1949 250cc Ulster Grand Prix Last win 1952 250cc Ulster Grand Prix Team(s) AJS, Moto Guzzi Championships 0 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 3 5 0 2 41 Isle of Man TT career TTs contested 7 (1938-1939, 1947-1948, 1950, 1952-1953) TT wins 1 First TT win 1948 Lightweight TT Last TT win 1948 Lightweight TT TT podiums 3

Maurice Cann (23 March 1911 – 12 February 1989) was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He entered his first Manx Grand Prix in 1931, and in 1938 competed in his first Isle of Man TT. Cann won the 1948 Lightweight TT aboard a Moto Guzzi. He competed from 1949 to 1952 in the Grand Prix world championships. He won his first time in world championship competition in the 250cc class at the 1949 Ulster Grand Prix, also on a Moto Guzzi.

World Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year	Class	Motorcycle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Rank	Points
1949			IOM	SUI	NED	BEL	ULS	NAT
	250 cc	Moto Guzzi					1					4th	11
1950			IOM	BEL	NED	SUI	ULS	NAT
	250 cc	Moto Guzzi	2				1					2nd	14
	350 cc	Moto Guzzi	Ret									—	0
1951			ESP	SUI	IOM	BEL	NED	FRA	ULS	NAT
	250 cc	Moto Guzzi							2			6th	6
1952			SUI	IOM	NED	BEL	GER	ULS	NAT	ESP
	250 cc	Moto Guzzi		5				1				4th	10
	350 cc	AJS		Ret								—	0
1953			IOM	NED	BEL	GER	FRA	ULS	SUI	NAT	ESP
	250 cc	Moto Guzzi	Ret									—	0